Mages' Contest

2 printings · from $13.53 to $18.15 · pictured: The List #INV-154

Market history and store offers below are for The List #INV-154; the range above covers the listed printings.

$11.19

cheapest of 9 store offers · see all

market $18.15

Mana cost: {1}{R}{R}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Counterspell

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Artist: Bradley Williams

Released: 2021-04-24

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $18.15
  • Cardmarket: €14.29
  • MTGO tix: 0
$18.65$16.70
233 days of daily prices for Mages' Contest: $16.70 to $18.15
2026-01-252026-11-12
233 days tracked · $16.70 → $18.15 (+9%) · low $16.70 · high $18.65
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
Card KingdomSP · 3 days agoSPregular$11.193 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$11.20today
Fetch & Shock GamesNM · 5 days agoNMregularCA$16.005 days ago
TopDeck HeroNM · todayNMregularCA$16.49today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$14.28today
Top Tier Board GamesSP · yesterdaySPregular$16.32yesterday
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$16.37today

Truncated: 2 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 9 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 10 lists

All printings

Set#RarityUSD
The List#INV-154 · rareINV-154rare$18.15
Invasion#154 · rare154rare$13.53